What is the structure through which water enters the water vascular system of a sea star?

a. ampulla
b. radial canal
c. madreporite
d. ring canal


Answer: c. madreporite

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Birds that dive into the water from a height of 18 to 30 meters are called:

a. pelicans. b. albatross. c. tubenoses. d. boobies. e. puffins.

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Indicate the order of the point mutations in the rII region.

Shown below are the maps of a series of rII- deletion strains (1–5). The deleted region is indicated as (......) and the intact region as ______.

1 ___________(...........)_______________


2 _________________(...........)_________


3 (.....................)_____________________


4 ________________________(................)


5 _____(..........)______________________

rII- phage strains A-E have point mutations in the rII region. E.coli K(?) cells are coinfected with one phage that has a deletion and one phage that has a point mutation. The presence of wild-type progeny phage is assessed by the presence (+) or absence (o) of plaques.



A) CADBE
B) DEBAC
C) BADCE
D) ABDEC
E) CEADB

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If a predator is nearby, Thompson's gazelles will try to deter it by jumping and displaying its abilities through a behavior called

A. mobbing. B. bobbing. C. dribbling. D. stotting. E. cavorting.

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What three features define eusociality? (Check three.)

A. insect species only B. overlap of generations C. haplodiploidy D. cooperative brood care E. reproduction during a mating flight F. reproductive division of labor G. colony resides in an enclosed hive or nest

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